Biographical note

Laura Dockrill is an author, illustrator and performer. Laura grew up in Brixton and attended the Brit School and still lives in London. She is author of CILIP Carnegie Medal nominated YA novel Lorali and its sequel Aurabel, as well as the Darcy Burdock series for younger readers, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Other books include Echoes, a collection of poems and short stories and a number of adult poetry collections. Her debut children's poetry collection, My Mum's Growing Down, was published by Faber. You can follow Laura on Twitter @LauraDockrill.

Sandhya Prabhat is an Independent Animator and Illustrator based in the Bay Area, California and is from Chennai, India. She holds an MFA Degree in Animation and Digital Arts from NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, and a Bachelor's Degree in Literature from Stella Maris College. She has illustrated various picture books including I Am Brown and Ignore the Trolls.